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Manpages BN_newSection: OpenSSL (3ssl)Updated: 0.9.6c Index Return to Main Contents NAMEBN_new, BN_init, BN_clear, BN_free, BN_clear_free - allocate and free BIGNUMsSYNOPSIS
#include <openssl/bn.h> BIGNUM *BN_new(void); void BN_init(BIGNUM *); void BN_clear(BIGNUM *a); void BN_free(BIGNUM *a); void BN_clear_free(BIGNUM *a); DESCRIPTIONBN_new() allocated and initializes a BIGNUM structure. BN_init() initializes an existing uninitialized BIGNUM.BN_clear() is used to destroy sensitive data such as keys when they are no longer needed. It erases the memory used by a and sets it to the value 0. BN_free() frees the components of the BIGNUM, and if it was created by BN_new(), also the structure itself. BN_clear_free() additionally overwrites the data before the memory is returned to the system. RETURN VALUESBN_new() returns a pointer to the BIGNUM. If the allocation fails, it returns NULL and sets an error code that can be obtained by ERR_get_error(3).BN_init(), BN_clear(), BN_free() and BN_clear_free() have no return values. SEE ALSObn(3), err(3)HISTORYBN_new(), BN_clear(), BN_free() and BN_clear_free() are available in all versions on SSLeay and OpenSSL. BN_init() was added in SSLeay 0.9.1b.
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